Choose Radiolight
Choose Radiolight if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Radiolight launched in 2025.
Radiolight vs Provisional Detective
Radiolight and Provisional Detective both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Provisional Detective (2022) is 3 years older than Radiolight (2025). Provisional Detective is free; Radiolight is paid (14.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Provisional Detective
Choose Provisional Detective if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Provisional Detective launched in 2022.
Both Radiolight and Provisional Detective sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Radiolight |  Provisional Detective | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (224 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krystof Knesl | SteefMakesGames |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Provisional Detective (2022) is 3 years older than Radiolight (2025).
- Provisional Detective is free; Radiolight is paid (14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Radiolight is Deck Verified, Provisional Detective is Deck Unsupported.
Radiolight vs Provisional Detective — FAQ
- Should I play Radiolight or Provisional Detective first?
- If you want chronology, Provisional Detective (2022) came out before Radiolight (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Radiolight and Provisional Detective similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Provisional Detective free?
- Yes — Provisional Detective is a free-to-play Steam title. Radiolight is paid (14.99 USD).